תַּזְנוּת

taznûwth · Hebrew · Strong's H8457 · 20 occurrences

The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew words as “whoredom”

What it means

harlotry, i.e. (figuratively) idolatry

or תַּזְנֻת; from H2181 (זָנָה);

How the KJV renders it

fornication, whoredom

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“whoredom”

also renders zânûwn (H2183), zᵉnûwth (H2184)

“fornication”

also renders porneía (G4202)

Where it appears

20 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 19 verses shown.

Ezekiel 16:15 · HNcfpc/Sp2fs

“‘“But you trusted in your beauty, and played the prostitute because of your renown, and poured out your prostitution on everyone who passed by. It was his.

Ezekiel 16:20 · HR/Ncfsc/Sp2fs

“‘“Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne to me, and you have sacrificed these to them to be devoured. Was your prostitution a small matter,

Ezekiel 16:22 · HC/Ncfpc/Sp2fs

In all your abominations and your prostitution you have not remembered the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, and were wallowing in your blood.

Ezekiel 16:25 · HNcfsc/Sp2fs

You have built your lofty place at the head of every way, and have made your beauty an abomination, and have opened your feet to everyone who passed by, and multiplied your prostitution.

Ezekiel 16:26 · HNcfsc/Sp2fs

You have also committed sexual immorality with the Egyptians, your neighbors, great of flesh; and have multiplied your prostitution, to provoke me to anger.

Ezekiel 16:29 · HNcfsc/Sp2fs

You have moreover multiplied your prostitution to the land of merchants, to Chaldea; and yet you weren’t satisfied with this.

Ezekiel 16:33 HR/Ncfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 16:34 HR/Ncfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 16:36 HR/Ncfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 23:7 HNcfpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 23:8 HNcfpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 23:11 HNcfpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 23:14 HNcfpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 23:17 HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mpEzekiel 23:18 HNcfpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 23:19 HNcfpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 23:29 HC/Ncfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 23:35 HNcfpc/Sp2fsEzekiel 23:43 HNcfpc/Sp3fs

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.